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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Great storyboard and it also talked about mentall-illness.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
What stood out most to me about this was that Nanoka is not a shy, secretly kind kid - she's kind of a selfish jerk! She has to learn to consider other people's feelings and perspectives, and that's hard for her. Readers may feel she's doing an admirable thing, standing up for others, but she's typically pretty inconsiderate (until the end.) I dug that.
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
I guessed pretty early on what direction we were headed in, but this was still a charming slice of life!
My only real problems were with using sex work and makeup as shorthand for an unsuccessful life. It wasn't super overt but the messaging was there.
My only real problems were with using sex work and makeup as shorthand for an unsuccessful life. It wasn't super overt but the messaging was there.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm
Moderate: Bullying
Thank you to Edelweiss+ and Seven Seas for the advanced copy of I Had That Same Dream Again by Yoru Sumino and Izumi Kirihara.
This was a lovely story about a little girl seeking the answer for what happiness is with help from her friends. Nanoka is working on a project for her elementary class, and she's quite an interesting and thoughtful little girl. Thoughtful in the sense that she thinks her thoughts rather deeply for a youngster. I see some of my younger self in her, especially with having difficulty making friends, but like her, I had some unconventional friends.
One could say that while Nanoka is working on an assignment, she is also on a journey of self-discovery and examining herself and her way of thinking. I believe other readers will enjoy watching Nanoka's journey and learning all that lies under the rose. And I hope they end the book with a smile as I did.
Highly recommended.
This was a lovely story about a little girl seeking the answer for what happiness is with help from her friends. Nanoka is working on a project for her elementary class, and she's quite an interesting and thoughtful little girl. Thoughtful in the sense that she thinks her thoughts rather deeply for a youngster. I see some of my younger self in her, especially with having difficulty making friends, but like her, I had some unconventional friends.
One could say that while Nanoka is working on an assignment, she is also on a journey of self-discovery and examining herself and her way of thinking. I believe other readers will enjoy watching Nanoka's journey and learning all that lies under the rose. And I hope they end the book with a smile as I did.
Highly recommended.